Comments on: 2007 Walk-off plate appearances http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592 This and that about baseball stats. Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:36:13 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Raphy http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592#comment-4079 Raphy Thu, 28 Feb 2008 23:10:35 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592#comment-4079 Expounding upon KC's comment here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/andy-kamholz#comment-4073 As you mentioned there were 210 walk-off plate appearances in 2007. According to this: http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/inning_summary.cgi?year_game=2007&team_id=ANY there were 215 walk-off wins. That means that 5 were of the balk, wild pitch, passed ball, stolen base variety. Hopefully one day those will be included in the Team Event finders. Expounding upon KC’s comment here: http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/andy-kamholz#comment-4073

As you mentioned there were 210 walk-off plate appearances in 2007.
According to this: http://www.baseball-reference.com/pi/inning_summary.cgi?year_game=2007&team_id=ANY
there were 215 walk-off wins. That means that 5 were of the balk, wild pitch, passed ball, stolen base variety. Hopefully one day those will be included in the Team Event finders.

]]> By: statboy http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592#comment-4053 statboy Mon, 25 Feb 2008 20:29:47 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592#comment-4053 On a walk-off hit, everyone on the losing team immediately walks straight into the dugout. Virtually every time, anyway. They really don't do that when a closer strikes out the side in the 9th. The players in the dugout come out on the field, the outfielders typically jog to the infield, everyone slaps hands for a minute, some guys hang around on the field and talk to the press, etc. On a walk-off hit, everyone on the losing team immediately walks straight into the dugout. Virtually every time, anyway.

They really don’t do that when a closer strikes out the side in the 9th. The players in the dugout come out on the field, the outfielders typically jog to the infield, everyone slaps hands for a minute, some guys hang around on the field and talk to the press, etc.

]]> By: mmayes http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592#comment-4051 mmayes Mon, 25 Feb 2008 18:54:37 +0000 http://www.baseball-reference.com/sotd/archives/592#comment-4051 Chad Bradford kind of took it in the shorts a little on this one. Of the two times he gave up the game-winning at bat (I also hate the term walk-off), what happened? First, with runners on first and third, Jeter hits a grounder to second and the throw to the plate to get Melky Cabrera was late. The other was a sacrifice fly. So what do you call those, "Derek Jeter has just come through with a walk-off fielders choice!!! Yankees win!!! The-eee-eee-eee Yankees win on a walk-off fielders choice!!!" Chad Bradford kind of took it in the shorts a little on this one. Of the two times he gave up the game-winning at bat (I also hate the term walk-off), what happened? First, with runners on first and third, Jeter hits a grounder to second and the throw to the plate to get Melky Cabrera was late. The other was a sacrifice fly. So what do you call those, “Derek Jeter has just come through with a walk-off fielders choice!!! Yankees win!!! The-eee-eee-eee Yankees win on a walk-off fielders choice!!!”

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